Author: John Reid
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Rare Movie posters for TV series MY FRIEND FLICKA episodes
Occasionally TV shows from the 50s would be shown in cinemas in Australia as compilations or second feature films prior to the main feature. Movie posters for these series are consequently rare but I…
White Cargo Daybill: Original or Reissue?
White Cargo Daybill: Original or Reissue? Where a full colour daybill is known to exist, many dealers and collectors have often routinely make the assumption that one or two colour daybills for…
Planet of the Apes Daybill: Original or Re-Issue?
Planet of the Apes Daybill: Original or Re-Issue? Planet of the Apes is a 1968 American science fiction film directed by Franklin J. Schaffner, based on the 1963 French novel La Planète…
North by Northwest Daybill: Original or Re-Issue?
North by Northwest Daybill: Original or Re-Issue? The poster on the right is often sold as the original release but when you see the two posters together it is quite obvious that the Mt Rushmore…
The Day the Earth Stood Still Daybill – Original or Reissue
AUSTRALIAN MOVIE POSTERS The Day the Earth Stood Still Daybill (1951) Original or Reissue Directed by Robert Wise. With Michael Rennie, Patricia Neal, Hugh Marlowe. One of the great Sci Fi…
Jesse James Daybill (1927): Original or Reissue?
Jesse James Daybill (1927): Original or Reissue? Long Daybills are so rare that some dealers and collectors have mistakenly assumed that a poster is original because it is the only one that has…
Creature with the Atom Brain Daybill: Original or Reissue?
Creature with the Atom Brain Daybill: Original or Reissue? Creature with the Atom Brain Daybill is a great looking Sci Fi / Horror Australian movie poster but the Robert Burton printers…
ALFRED HITCHCOCK Movie Retrospective at GOMA Cinematheque
I interviewed Amanda Slack Smith from GOMA in Brisbane about the superb Alfred Hitchcock Retrospective in Brisbane which screened every single Alfred Hitchcock film from the Silent era through to…
Ben Oxenbould Australian Actor interview
I interviewed the Australian actor Ben Oxenbould on my radio programme and we talked about his role in the Australian film Fatty Finn. Ben recently appeared in dramatic roles in the Australian movies…
THE CARS THAT ATE PARIS: Original or Reissue Daybill?
THE CARS THAT ATE PARIS: Original or Reissue Daybill? The Cars that Ate Paris was acclaimed Australian Director Peter Weir's first film. Original Australian movie posters for the film are…
Ask Any Girl Daybill Original of Reissue?
Ask Any Girl Daybill Original of Reissue? Some daybills are so rare that many think that a more commonly seen reissue is the original. Reissued daybills for some of the more sought after titles…
